Nanomaterials for Medical Applications Hardcover

Zoraida Aguilar

This title covers recent advances in a variety of biomedical applications of nanostructured materials, as the field evolves from prototype device to real-world application. It presents the main types of nanomaterial used in medical application today: semiconductor nanomaterials, Magnetic nanomaterials, metal nanoparticles, Carbon nanomaterials, Hydrogel nanocomposites, Liposomes, Dendrimers, Polymer nanocomposites, and Biodegradable polymers. Structurally the work is demarcated into the six most popular areas of research: (1) biocompatibility of nanomaterials with living organisms in their various manifestations (2) nanobiosensors for clinical diagnostics, detecting biomolecules which are useful in the clinical diagnosis of genetic, metabolically acquired, induced or infectious disease (3) targeted drug delivery for nanomaterials in their various modifications (4) nanomedical devices and structures which are used in the development of implantable medical devices and structures such as nanorobots (5) nanopharmacology, as novel nanoparticles are increasingly engineered to diagnose conditions and recognize pathogens, identify ideal pharmaceutical agents to treat the condition or pathogens,fuel high-yield production of matched pharmaceuticals (potentially in vivo), locate, attach or enter target tissue, structures or pathogens; and dispense the ideal mass of matched biological compound to the target regions (6) nanotoxicology and remediation, which focuses on finished and on-going various toxicity evaluations on various nanomaterials that are used and currently being developed for medical applications

0123850894

English

Elsevier

2012

544

Dr. Aguilar’s research focus has evolved from water pollution to mutation to waste management, then into microfabrication, microfluidics, and biological assay developments while earning her PhD. Soon after earning her PhD, she was focused upon Nano-bio-sensors, nanocarriers and nano capsules for vaccine/drug delivery, medical devices, instrument miniaturization, and nanoscale materials. Dr. Aguilar’s recent life sciences research has focused upon nanomaterials and electrochemistry utilization in medicine, in vitro diagnostics, food, and environmental segments to develop new drug/vaccine delivery, in vitro diagnostics, skin care formulations, environmental monitoring, pet care, home care, water purification-disinfection-monitoring, solar energy, and the construction industry. She has launched products consisting of plant-based nanomaterials enhanced dermal nutrition skin care products, nanomaterials detection kits, and health care products